[en] In order to be protected, biodiversity must be evaluated. For cyanobacteria, the traditional morphological measures of biodiversity are unsatisfactory.
We utilize molecular markers (like SSU rRNA) to define taxa on the basis of phylogeny. In freshwater ecosystems huge populations of cyanobacteria can occur. These blooms may release toxins that make the water poisonous. A second part of the study is to compare the temporal dynamics of biodiversity in both natural and disturbed lakes. This comparative analysis requires the use of ecological indexes to summarise the diversity of the samples and allow inferences about the ecosystem to be made.
Research center :
Biological Sciences from Molecules to Systems - inBioS- Centre for Protein Engineering
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Lara, Yannick ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géologie > Paléobiogéologie - Paléobotanique - Paléopalynologie (PPP)
Wilmotte, Annick ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > Physiologie et génétique bactériennes
Language :
English
Title :
The MIDICHIP database
Publication date :
28 September 2018
Name of the research project :
MIDI-CHIP EVK2-CT-1999-00026 and SAFRED
Funders :
UE - Union Européenne [BE] Politique Scientifique Fédérale (Belgique) - BELSPO
Commentary :
https://cordis.europa.eu/result/rcn/32069_en.html This file is the Access database built during the EC project
